A deal with the devil

Chapter 80

stood watch at the gate.

Samuel took shirley to one of his secluded properties, a place he rarely visited. During the day, housekeepers would clean it, but by night, only two security guards stood wat

The gates opened, and the Porsche glided in..

A moment later, Samuel got out of the car, cradling Shirley in his arms. Once inside, he carefully laid her down on the sofa.

Shirley looked as if she were simply asleep. Her dark hair spilled across the sola, a striking contrast to her fair skin, which, flushed pink from the alcohol, glowed softly. She looked delicate,

She was utterly enchanting.

Samuel stared at the woman who had been by his side for six years, his expression.complicated.

and slipped the bag off her shoulder to make her more

briefly before picking it up. Acting on

of them Instead, it was replaced with an hourglass on

red hourglass stood alone on the sand, its grains

done Let the past go with the wind”

as he read those words:

photo gallery. Aside from a few baby pictures, it was completely

two of them had been

checked the logs. Their conversations had

years of their history together was

the first time, Samuel

her lashes casting shadows over her closed eyes. He remembered how those beautiful eyes used to look at him with warmth and affection. Now, he knew that she would never look at her

bitterness starring inside him. He wash Tready to accept this. Some part of him still held on to a sliver of